Binghamton buried under more than 3 feet of snow: A new record (see photos)

The Southern Tier is getting hit hard by a snowstorm that began Wednesday.

Binghamton, N.Y., set a new record with more than 3 feet of snow as of Thursday morning. At 6:40 a.m., the Binghamton Airport reported 39.1 inches of snow and another spot in Binghamton reported 41.0 inches, according to the National Weather Service.

Binghamton’s previous 2-day snowfall record was 35.3 inches, set in March 2017.

Endicott reported 40.5 inches of snow Thursday morning and nearby locations Vestal and Johnson City also saw up to 37.5 inches of snowfall.

Photos on social media show cars buried under snow and residents, waist-deep in white, struggling to dig out their driveways.

The weather service upgraded and expanded winter weather alerts across Upstate New York on Wednesday, issuing winter storm warnings for much of the Southern Tier and into the Adirondacks due to a costal storm’s shift west. Some parts were seeing rates of more than 4 inches an hour overnight, making driving nearly impossible.

Snowfall is expected to taper off Thursday morning between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.

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